The Talented Mr. Ripley

1999 · directed by Anthony Minghella

Rating

76/100

Hit

no

Tom Ripley is a calculating young man who believes it's better to be a fake somebody than a real nobody. Opportunity knocks in the form of a wealthy U.S. shipbuilder who hires Tom to travel to Italy to bring back his playboy son, Dickie. Ripley worms his way into the idyllic lives of Dickie and his girlfriend, plunging into a daring scheme of duplicity, lies and murder.

The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999), directed by Anthony Minghella, rates 76/100. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.

Cast

• Matt Damon
• Gwyneth Paltrow
• Jude Law
• Cate Blanchett
• Philip Seymour Hoffman
• Jack Davenport
• James Rebhorn
• Sergio Rubini
• Philip Baker Hall
• Celia Weston

Crew

• John Seale — Director of Photography
• Walter Murch — Editor
• Gabriel Yared — Original Music Composer
• Anthony Minghella — Screenplay

More from Anthony Minghella

1. The English Patient (1996) — 82/100 · hit
2. Truly Madly Deeply (1991) — 72/100
3. Cold Mountain (2003) — 71/100
4. Breaking and Entering (2006) — 56/100

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